I'm having a slight freak out right now. I recently went through an IVF cycle and had egg collection a couple of weeks ago. I was just in the shower and (tmi ) felt inside my vagina and could feel something odd. When I pulled my finger out there was a stitch on it! And there is definitely still more in there. No one told me that there would be stitches. I was under the impression that it's just a needle (albeit a big one) that goes through the vaginal wall, so I never imagined that it would require stitches!
I'm a little embarrassed to be asking about it, but my concern is greater than my embarrassment. Is it normal to have stitches?
Can't say that I've ever had stitches after an EPU. Then again, I wasn't exactly poking around in there after having had 26 and 32 eggs collected with my first two collections and quite nasty cases of OHSS!
My third - definitely no stitches and 20 eggs collected...
I can't imagine why you'd need stitches after an EPU, unless something went wrong. But you'd think they'd have told you when you came around after the anaesthetic in that case.
I'd also imagine that they'd use dissolvable stitches for any internal stitching and that they'd be well and truly dissolved by now. Worth calling your clinic tomorrow?
I had a natural birth with Kyson and no stitches. These stitches are well and truly on the inside. They are done with dissolvable stitches and the one that came out had dissolved where it would have been through tissue (ie. the knotted bit and about 4-5mm on each side of the knots were not yet dissovled). The stitch material used was fairly thick and I'm not surprised that the others haven't fully dissolved and come out yet (based on my surgical vet nursing experience lol).
Everything I'm reading on the internet says that IVF is a cut and stitch free procedure. I can only imagine that I got the stitches due to something going wrong, but no one mentioned anything after the egg collection. I actually rang my nurse two days after collection because I was in more pain than I had expected (was still doubled over a bit and couldn't walk standing straight up), and was told it was normal to be in more pain a couple of days later because the pain relief in the anaesthetic had worn off. Still no mention of anything involving stitches then.
I'm definitely going to give them a call tomorrow, although they only answer the phones between 1-2pm on a Sat. I'm also a little worried because AF had just finished and I used tampons for the entire AF. I'm sure that was probably a bad thing when you have stitches in there...
What kind of pain were you in? Bruised type pain, or more cut type pain?
I remember being in absolutely horrific pain when I woke from my first EPU - the dr that did it was quite rough and after 26 eggs, I felt so bruised and sore. I was crying in pain, but each sob caused movement and more pain and it was just horrific. But feeling bruised and beaten up is very different to the way things feel if you've been cut and stitched up.
Also - the only way my pain has increased a couple of days later is because of OHSS developing. The thing about pain relief in the anaesthetic wearing off after a couple of days just doesn't sound right to me at all!
Freaking out! EPU and stitches?
) felt inside my vagina and could feel something odd. When I pulled my finger out there was a stitch on it!
And there is definitely still more in there. No one told me that there would be stitches. I was under the impression that it's just a needle (albeit a big one) that goes through the vaginal wall, so I never imagined that it would require stitches!
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